ECOWEB PARTNER COMMUNITIES IN FOUR REGIONS BATTERED BY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN AS TYPHOON ODETTE MADE LANDFALL ECOWEB convened an emergency management meeting on Wednesday, the day before the…

Continue ReadingECOWEB Situational Report No. 1: TYPHOON ODETTE (RAI)

ECOWEB Situational Report No. 1: TYPHOON ODETTE (RAI)

After the Marawi siege in 2017, thousands of Meranaws experienced a massive displacement in and around Lanao del Sur. Some of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) sought refuge in the…

Continue ReadingAgri project thru demo farm to bolster economic conditions of IDPs, food security

Agri project thru demo farm to bolster economic conditions of IDPs, food security

The Indigenous Peoples and IPRA In February 1987, the Filipino people ratified what is later known as the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the first fundamental law of the Philippines that recognizes…

Continue ReadingAll-of-Government Approach is Needed to Support IPRA for the Development of Ancestral Domains of Indigenous Peoples

All-of-Government Approach is Needed to Support IPRA for the Development of Ancestral Domains of Indigenous Peoples

“We used to be at the mercy of traders, now we buy our abaca fiber and our production guild (PG) is slowly earning profit,” says 33 years old Rudy Bendanillo,…

Continue ReadingFirst Abaca-Focused Indigenous Peoples Social Enterprise (Ipse) Owned, Managed By Higaunon Established In Iligan City

First Abaca-Focused Indigenous Peoples Social Enterprise (Ipse) Owned, Managed By Higaunon Established In Iligan City

Since the launch of the Grand Bargain in 2016, progress on implementing the localisation promise at the country level has been very slow. The signatories target to talk about the…

Continue ReadingMoving Forward Localisation of Humanitarian Action in The Philippines | Key Findings and Recommendations

Moving Forward Localisation of Humanitarian Action in The Philippines | Key Findings and Recommendations

ECOWEB’s STATEMENT ON WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY 2021 Today, as we celebrate the World Humanitarian Day 2021, there is an emphasis on the human cost of the climate crisis, particularly its…

Continue ReadingWORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY 2021 | ECOWEB Joins #TheHumanRace and Leaves No One Behind

WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY 2021 | ECOWEB Joins #TheHumanRace and Leaves No One Behind

Every August 12th, International Youth Day is being celebrated globally with the goal of emphasizing the active engagement of young people in any endeavor and their contributions to key themes…

Continue ReadingYoung Innovators-Entrepreneurs in Lanao del Sur, Coffee-novates!

Young Innovators-Entrepreneurs in Lanao del Sur, Coffee-novates!

ECOWEB has been pursuing social enterprise as a development strategy. This is done for the past ten years to alleviate poverty. The organization has discovered that government support for mission-driven…

Continue ReadingIndigenous Farmers-Entrepreneurs are Out There, Making It Happen!

Indigenous Farmers-Entrepreneurs are Out There, Making It Happen!

Lanao del Sur has declared its state of Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) in the month of July, 2021. As of July 25, 2021,  2 new cases of COVID-19 have…

Continue ReadingSew to Earn: An Opportunity at Home for an IDP Group in Butig

Sew to Earn: An Opportunity at Home for an IDP Group in Butig

More than a hundred representatives and partners in the international non-governmental organizations, local government and national government agencies, civil society organizations including the national and local non-governmental organizations and its…

Continue ReadingLaunching of Loop in the Philippines: Enabling Conversations in the Digital Shift

Launching of Loop in the Philippines: Enabling Conversations in the Digital Shift